Abbott · 1 hour ago
Sr. Program Manager
United States - Illinois - Waukegan
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$129K/yr - $259K/yr
10+ years expAbbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. They are seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead the delivery of key complex IT programs in the manufacturing domain, working with cross-functional teams and interfacing with senior management.
BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Lead cross functional teams in IT, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and various other teams to drive the end-to-end delivery of manufacturing systems
Interface with senior management on significant matters often requiring the coordination of activity across organization units
Partner with program team, to plan and organize milestones
Initiates or maintains schedule for projects and program milestones
Establishes priorities of program teams, selects methods and techniques to lead a program to completion
Direct program execution by assigning tasks, tracking schedules, identifying risks and developing and executing contingency plans
Provide project management consultation and mentorship of the various project phases and the deliverables such as: development and execution of the project schedules; baselines; analyzing critical paths; schedule management; resource planning; risk/issue identification and control; project change requests; weekly and monthly status reporting
Resolve program issues by working across functions and divisions
Liaise with manufacturing business partners for goals, roadmaps, business case
Creation of program plans, estimate program effort, resource requirements by using standard estimating techniques and tools and by working with appropriate staff to understand scope and effort
Provide support for Project Capital spending requests including delivery estimates
Manage and mentor project managers, BSAs taking responsibility for their growth, development, and work
Ensure program team adheres to philosophy and culture of lean, iterative mindset with quality focus
Generate ideas to improve team efficiency, effectiveness and impact
Motivate and coach the team to reach goals and achieve deliverables
Assist in continuing to develop and implement standard project management process methods and provide training of these methods to ensure uniform delivery practices
Communicate program status, by preparing standard status reports and participating in program and project status update meetings
Serve as a role model by demonstrating a commitment to business priorities and high performance
Communicate with team, business and key stakeholders frequently and effectively
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or MBA is required
10+ years of Project/Program Management experience in a complex matrix organization managing complex IT projects/programs
Experience of working in manufacturing systems
Experience navigating large organizations and an understanding of complex stakeholder relationships is a must
Strong leadership skills and a passion for translating findings into strategic recommendations
Proven ability to design and optimize processes
Experience with project management tools such as MS Project, SharePoint and MS Teams
Strong financial acumen managing large program budgets
Strong Change management experience working with complex IT projects
Demonstrated ability to assess customer/client needs, creatively approach solutions, decide and influence appropriate courses of action
Ability to define areas of potential value through user research, market research, and industry / technical understanding
Ability to look at a set of needs across the business and identify key questions, themes, and potential for business impact
Skilled messenger who can create compelling product and use case strategies and gain buy-in across teams and functions
Mature communicator capable of prioritization, compromise, and quick decision-making
Ability to engage and inspire a team around shared vision and priorities, motivating them to seek improvement opportunities, develop skills, and deliver value
20% travel required
Preferred
Manufacturing Execution Systems experience and/or healthcare experience considered a plus
PMP is considered a plus
Benefits
Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement
The Freedom 2 Save student debt program
FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
Company
Abbott
Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.79M2011-03-15Post Ipo Debt· $0.1M
2009-03-16Post Ipo Debt· $6.69M
1980-12-12IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Ford
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mike Peterson
Senior Vice President
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